Employers fined up to NT$300,000 if detaining migrant workers’ salaries

To protect the rights and interests of migrant workers in Taiwan, if it is the fact that they provide labor services to their employers, the employers must pay wages in accordance with the labor contract. Otherwise, they will violate Article 57 Subparagraph 9, and Article 67 Subparagraph 1 of the Employment Services Act, and be fined up to NT$300,000 and at least NT$60,000.

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Employers shall not detain migrant worker's salary without authorization, otherwise the employer will be subject to a huge fine up to NT$300,000. (Photo / Retrieved from Pixabay)

Chen Xin Yu (陳信瑜), Taipei City Labor Bureau Director, stated the details of “Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers” are as follows.

When paying the wage/salary to Class B Foreign Worker(s) in accordance with the labor contract(s), the Employer shall issue to the Class B Foreign Worker(s) and keep a copy themselves the table of wage/salary indicating both in Chinese and in the native language of the Class B Foreign Worker(s)’s national country the wage/salary actually received, the items accountable for the wage/salary, the total amount of the wage/salary, the method of wage/salary paid,

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Labor, if "missing migrant workers" have actual labor relations with their employers before their whereabouts are unknown, the employers should pay salaries in accordance with the work contract, and similarly, do not detain their salaries due to liquidated damages without authorization.

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If the migrant workers are missing, do not detain their salaries due to liquidated damages without authorization. (Photo / Provided by Taipei City Hall)

The Taipei City Labor Bureau urges that wages are remuneration for laborers’ work. If the improper personal behaviors of the migrant workers cause damages, the employer should file a lawsuit through legal channels and shall not detain the migrant worker's salary without authorization, otherwise the employer will be subject to a huge fine.